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...research next year--a 17% increase over the 2002 budget--on the development of everything from water-filtration equipment to military uniforms made from "smart" materials that can guard against germ warfare. Governments in Asia and Europe are investing $2 billion in similar R. and D., according to CMP-Cientifica, a research firm in Madrid. "Nanotech is a three-legged race right now," says Mark Modzelewski, executive director of the NanoBusiness Alliance, based in New York City...
...found a way to create nanoscale platinum particles that won't clump together and slow down the process, as current ones do. The new particles are expected to keep fuel cells running in a stable, efficient manner and stretch the platinum supply. Tim Harper, founder of CMP-Cientifica, says these particles show how "nanotechnology can make previously uneconomic processes viable" for businesses...
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